Chimpanzee Habituation Experience / Kibale National Park / Uganda Safaris
Chimpanzee habituation experience ; First of all, Chimpanzee habituation is quite unforgettable lifetime experience where a tracker accompanied by the team of the researchers, park rangers, doctors. However, Chimpanzee habituation is a process under taken to train wild chimpanzees to get used to human being for long hours. The process takes 2 to 3 years to be complete, which involves in a team of researchers, park rangers, scientists, trackers and park guides.
Kibale National Park; Offers two sessions of Chimpanzee habituation experience that is half day and full day ,each session starts early in the morning at around 7:00am with a briefing at the Kanyanchu park headquarters about chimpanzee rules and regulations with expectations. Then after briefing you will be led by a team of researchers and park guides to forest trail head, as you will be trekking there are chances of viewing other primate species including L’Hoest monkeys, grey cheeked mangabey, black and white colobus monkeys, spot some of the mammals in the forest, spot variety of beautiful bird species, tree species, beautiful butterflies many more. Once chimpanzees are located these under habituation process, you will be given four hours to spend with them and get to learn about their amazing lifestyle, behaviors, take photos, watch them nesting in the evening hours, hunting, playing, feeding, patrolling, breastfeeding, grooming their young ones, copulating as well as collecting samples dropped by chimpanzees.
Chimpanzee Habituation Experience –Prices
A chimpanzee habituation permit is a legal document issued by responsible body to all Uganda’s national park known as Uganda Wildlife Authority and a visitor must be above the age of 15 years to go for chimpanzee habituation.
Kibale –Chimpanzee habituation permits costs USD250 for foreign nonresident, USD200 for foreign resident and UGX200,000 for East African community fees are paid per person per day. The fees paid allows you to spend four hours with chimpanzees. We advise you to book your Chimpanzee permit in advance of 3 to 6 months before the travelling date of tracking, because permits are competitive and are on quick sell. And the only way to avoid the last minute disappointment you to book in advance.
Chimpanzee habituation permits in Kabale National Park can either be booked directly through ‘’UWA’’ Uganda Wildlife Authority by help of reliable tour operator like we Achieve Global Safari if you don’t hesitate. We will take the responsible to check the available permits and once there are permits available you will be asked to make a deposit. The moment you send and we receive the money we will definitely purchase the chimpanzee habituation permits on your behalf and send you a scanned receipt as confirmation but always be kin of who your booking with, must have a registered company.
Best time to go for Uganda primate’s safaris – Kibale National Park –Chimpanzee Habituation Experience.
Chimpanzee habituation experience in Kibale is good to go all year around though the best time is during wet season same as low season which starts in the months of March, April, May and November.
During wet season the park is less congested and plenty of food. Therefore, finding chimpnzees in this season is much easier compared to the dry seasons, yes the forest trails can be out of slippery but finding chimpanzee seem to be challenging as they move deep into the forest in search of food.
Accommodations –Kibale National Park
Kibale National park has got classic accommodation facilities provided for the guests with good overlooking the beautiful nature ranging from luxury, Mid-range and Budget including;
They include; Primate Lodge Kibale, Ndali Kasenda Lodge, Chimps Nest, Nyankuruba Nature Reserve, Rwenzori Guest House, Community Campsite, Kyaninga Lodge, Papaya Lake Lodge, Nyinabulitwa Country Resort, Crater Safari Lodge, Mountain of the Moon Hotel, Crater safari lodge, Mountain of the Moon Hotel many more.
Accessibility to Kibale National Park
Kibale National Park lies in western Uganda ,approximately 5 to 6 hours’ drive recommended 4wheel drive safari vehicle. The park is capital of primates mainly home for highest population of chimpanzees with 1500 individuals of the Uganda’s total of 5,000. The rest of the total can be encountered in other primitive places in Uganda such as Budongo forest in Murchison Falls national park, Kyambura Gorge in Queen Elizabeth national park, Kalinzu forest among others.
Besides chimpanzee habituation experience, there are much more Kibale Forest offers to the tourists such as Chimpanzee trekking, Guided nature walk s, Bird watching, Bush craft children activities many more. For more details about Chimpanzee habituation experience please contact us Achieve Global Safaris.
